Need for synergizing domestic marketing and international trade towards augmenting fish consumption

Shyam, S Salim (2023) Need for synergizing domestic marketing and international trade towards augmenting fish consumption. In: 23rd India International Seafood Show 2023. The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), Kochi, Kochi, pp. 114-129.

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Abstract

The seafood industry of India has gone drastic changes over the years in suiting the eating habits and consumer preferences toward the fish products. India is gearing up to produce and supply value added products in convenience packs by adopting the latest technologies and by tapping the unexploited and under exploited fishery resources. There has been considerable structural change in the seafood processing and export industry for the last few years. Large quantities of fish/shellfish are discarded at sea because it is currently uneconomic to preserve and bring them ashore It has been estimated that the global amount of discard of by-catches is in the range of 17-39 million tons/year with an average of 27 million tons/year. Factors discouraging the landing of the by-catch are the low market value of the material, the size and species composition, the lack of suitable refrigerated storage space on-board and overexploitation of most the available species in the inshore areas. The rapid development of the value addition of fish products over the last four decades made a major contribution to the increased exploitation of these deep sea varieties and the by-catches. It has been found that consumption of fish may be greatly increased by making better use of the existing catch. Due to lack of infrastructural facilities like ice plants, landing facilities etc. the quality of the fish is downgraded particularly in developing countries leading to their use as aquaculture feed. Through improvement in infrastructure facilities, the quality of the landings can be upgraded for direct human consumption. The upgradation of these species may be achieved by use of improved handling and processing techniques on one hand and developing different products on the other preparation of value added product using a species in glut it is sure way of better utilization and distribution of the species when the landing is scanty.

Item Type:	Book Section
Subjects:	Socio Economics and Extension Socio Economics and Extension > Fisheries Economics Fishery Technology > Sea Food
Divisions:	CMFRI-Kochi > Socio-Economic Evaluation and Technology Transfer Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Socio-Economic Evaluation and Technology Transfer Division CMFRI-Kochi > Socio-Economic Evaluation and Technology Transfer Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Socio-Economic Evaluation and Technology Transfer Division
Depositing User:	Arun Surendran
Date Deposited:	06 Mar 2023 05:12
Last Modified:	06 Mar 2023 05:19
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/16803

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